The Mulatto Republic [electronic resource] : class, race, and Dominican national identity / April J. Mayes.

This book examines how the Dominican Republic came to value being white over being black, especially given how many Dominicans are of African descent. Mayes looks at a seminal period of Dominican history, from the War of Restoration to the early decades of Trujillo's rule.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mayes, April J. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2014].
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Variant Title:
The Mulatto Republic: Class, Race, and Dominican National Identity
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Debating Dominicanidad in the nineteenth century
  • The changing landscape of power in the sugar-growing East
  • The culture of progress in San Pedro de Macorís
  • Policing the urban poor
  • Debating Dominicans' race during the U.S. occupation
  • Gender and Hispanidad in the new era.